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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Safwa has to leave Baghdad, where does Dr. Yousef tell her to go?

2. What is the name of Zuha's friend who wears a hijab that Anvar does not like?

3. When does the section "The Crowning" take place?

4. How many meetings of Anvar's school's Muslim Students Association has he attended in "The Zugzwang"?

5. How many sons did Baba Adam have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the goat Baba Adam has for Eid?

2. What is Karachi like?

3. On the sixth anniversary of 9/11, what happens to Bariah at a grocery store?

4. How has Anvar been training to become an American his whole life?

5. How does Anvar start reading for fun?

6. What does Shabana, president of the Muslim Students Association, want Anvar to do?

7. Why does Anvar transfer to Boston University?

8. Why does Safwa not make an effort to belong with the people she is living with?

9. Who comes to Anvar's dorm room and why on page 75?

10. What are acceptable careers for kids like Anvar?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The climax in a novel is the highest point of tension and a turning point. What is the climax of the novel and why is that incident the climax?

Essay Topic 2

Anvar and Zuha break up when they are in college. Why does the relationship between Anvar and Zuha fail when they are in college?

Essay Topic 3

Anvar and Zuha marry at the end of the book. What challenges lie ahead of them? Do they have a happy ending?

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